Garden With Confidence: Learn From Erica Glasener at the 14th Annual Callaway Gardening School

March 5, 2012 - PRLog -- PINE MOUNTAIN, GA – Launch your Spring gardening endeavors with advice from experts at the 14th annual Callaway Gardening School Friday, March 23, 2012.  Join us for a fantastic gardening experience with one of Georgia’s own gardening gurus, Erica Glasener.

Glasener, an Atlanta television host and author, will share information on how to create “A Four Season Garden with More Than Just Flowers.”  This knowledge provide a better understanding of design principles and the correct terminology, how to integrate structures, how to plant trees, shrubs and bulbs in the appropriate amounts of sun or shade and how to choose plants to provide striking foliage, beautiful blooms, colorful berries will allow gardeners to create the best plant combinations for their personal gardens and landscape projects.  Many of these plants will be available at the Annual Plant Fair and Sale simultaneously and throughout the weekend.

Living and gardening in Atlanta, Georgia, horticulturist and author, Glasener has hosted “A Gardener’s Diary” on Home and Garden Television (HGTV) for 15 years and has written a biweekly column on plants and garden design for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  She is the co-author with Walter Reeves of The Georgia Gardener’s Guide (revised edition published in 2004) and Month-By-Month Gardening in Georgia (revised edition published in 2006). Her latest book is entitled Proven Plants: Southern Gardens.  Glasener has also served as a contributing editor for Fine Gardening, a Taunton Press publication, and her articles have appeared in New York Times, The Farmer’s Almanac and Atlanta Magazine.  

In her own garden, Glasener grows vegetables, fruits (including blueberries) heirloom roses, bulbs, perennials, shrubs and trees. She strives to have fresh flowers and foliage for bouquets to bring indoors or to take to friends throughout the year.  Glasener lectures on gardening topics such as fragrant plants, perennials, the winter garden and garden design.

Glasener will be joined by horticultural experts on an in-depth question and answer panel.  Bring your gardening questions and challenges to see if you can get your perplexing gardening issues solved as well as receive practical, down-to-earth advice and insight into your gardening activities.

During lunch, Glasener will be available to autograph her many books.  These will be available for purchase at the event.

The schedule for the Callaway Gardening School is:

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Registration Beach Lane Four, Shuttle to Function

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Presentation by Erica Glasener

11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Questions and Answers by Glasener and Experts

12:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. Lunch and Book Signing

1:15 a.m. Return to Beach and Plant Fair and Sale

Registration, which includes lunch, is $45.  To register, contact the Callaway Gardens Education Department at education@callawaygardens.com or 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) ext. 5153.  Space is limited so register today.

Enjoy a one-day workshop by Erica Glasener on Thursday, March 22.  The workshop and includes lunch. To register, contact the Callaway Gardens Education Department at education@callawaygardens.com or 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) ext. 5153.  Space is limited so register today.

Enjoy free admission to the Callaway Gardens Plant Fair and Sale happening alongside the Gardening School. The plant fair offers hard to find plants that are unique to the Southeast.  Plan to visit March 22 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; March 23 and 24 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; and March 25 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Be sure to travel in a vehicle large enough to take home your finds!

Callaway Gardens® is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus.  For additional information, visit www.callawaygardens.com or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).

About Callaway Gardens
For 60 years, Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors.  Owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens includes a garden, resort, preserve and residential community on 13,000 acres in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Highlights include a butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, discovery center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails and special events throughout the year.

In addition, Callaway Gardens offers nearly 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 685 guest rooms, restaurants, shops, golf, tennis, fishing and more.

Five unique, close-knit residential communities — with custom home sites, lakefront properties and cottages on the golf course — offer an ideal home away from home or full-time residence.

Callaway Gardens is home to a 4,610-acre forest preserve which is under conservation easement.  This conserved, sustainably-managed land is used for biological studies and environmental education programs.

Note to Editors:  Images, interviews and visits to the event can be arranged.  Thank you.

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A gardens, resort, preserve and community, owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, offering "So Much to See and Do" while "Connecting Man and Nature in a way that Benefits Both." Located in Pine Mountain, Georgia.